Lame Rosse Trail (CAI 335): Route and Trail Status

Lame Rosse trail: the route

The start is at about 650 m; there is a parking lot a couple of hundred meters from the first stretch. The trail descends gently for one kilometer, to 630 m, passing below the cavities called Caverne del Lago Fiastrone. At km 1.35 trail 342 branches off; it enters the gorge and is closed by ordinance of the Municipality of Fiastra.

From here the climb begins: 270 m of elevation gain in two and a half kilometers, up to the highest point, at almost 900 m, at km 3.9. Then comes the most demanding section, a very steep descent: 250 m of elevation lost in 600 meters. At the bottom, at 640 m, trail 336 comes in from the stream. The last 250 meters climb about thirty meters to the Grotta dei Frati, with its small church.

Lame Rosse hike: technical data

For the whole E2, "Il silenzio degli eremi" ("The silence of the hermitages"), from the Lago del Fiastrone to the Grotta dei Frati and Monastero, the Park gives 7.7 km, 800 m of elevation gain and 3 hours and 10 minutes one way.

The trail status reported by the Park should be read carefully. The section starting from the Lago del Fiastrone dam is fully passable as far as the junction for the Lame Rosse. In the next section, up to the junction for the Grotta dei Frati, there are isolated interruptions that can be bypassed. Beyond that, from the Grotta dei Frati junction toward Monastero, that is on trails 336 and 341, there are many interruptions and the Park considers the section impassable. Those who reach the Grotta dei Frati must therefore return the same way.

Lame Rosse trail: points of interest

The Lame Rosse are, in the Park's words, an astonishing erosion phenomenon caused by rainwater. The junction to reach them is on the first section of the E2, the one starting from the dam, which is fully passable. Access to the Lame Rosse is free, with no ticket, booking or visitor cap: the ordinance with which in 2021 the Municipality of Fiastra had introduced a ticket and a limit of 600 people per day was revoked on 6 July of the same year. The rules for the trails in the area are set by ordinance no. 39 of July 28, 2022 of the Municipality of Fiastra, to be checked on the Municipality's website before setting out. The Grotta dei Frati, first inhabited by the Benedictines, was home from the 13th century to the Clareni friars, dissident Franciscans. On the cliffs of the valley, the Park notes, the peregrine falcon and the wallcreeper nest.